Top Ten Chinese Works of Art Sold in Hong Kong Autumn Auction 2019

The October auction week in Hong Kong just ended amid the ongoing political tensions in Hong Kong and uncertainty in global markets. Numerous rare Chinese art pieces still managed to fetch high prices at auction, in which a Qianlong Falangcai pouch-shaped glass vase realised the highest price at auction this season. Here we have made a list of the top ten Chinese works of art sold at auction this autumn in Hong Kong

1st: A Highly Important and Superbly Painted Beijing Enamel Falangcai Pouch-shaped Glass Vase Blue Enamel Mark and Period of Qianlong | Le Cong Tang Collection

Lot no: 1 Height: 18.2cm Provenance (consolidated by The Value):

Collection of Yixin, the first Prince Gong (1833-1898), by repute.Collection of Abel W. Bahr (1877-1959), Shanghai.Collection of Paul (1902-1987) and Helen Bernat, Brookline, Greater Boston, Mass.Sotheby's Hong Kong, 15th November 1988, lot 75. (Acquired by Hong Kong tycoon Joseph Lau)Sotheby's Hong Kong, 29th October 2000, lot 2. (Acquired by Robert Tsao, owner of Le Cong Tang, for HK$24.2m)

Estimate: in excess of HK$200,000,000 Hammer price: HK$180,000,000 Price realised: HK$207,086,000

2nd: An Exceptionally Rare Anhua-Decorated Blue and White ‘Dragon’ Stem Bowl Mark and Period of Xuande

Lot no.: 3606 Diameter: 15.6cm Provenance:

Christie's London, 1st April 1968, lot 121.Sotheby's Hong Kong, 24th November 1981, lot 65.Collection of T.Y. Chao (1912-1999).Sotheby's Hong Kong, 20th May 1986, lot 15.

Estimate: in excess of HK$60,000,000 Hammer price: HK$64,000,000 Price realised: HK$74,962,000

3rd: A Superbly Painted Blue and White 'day Lily' Palace Bowl Mark and Period of Chenghua

Auction house: Sotheby’s Hong Kong Lot no.: 1002 Size: 14.9cm Estimate: in excess of HK$50,000,000 Provenance (consolidated by The Value): Collection of Alan Chuang Hammer price: HK$48,000,000 Price realised: HK$56,738,000

4th: A Magnificent and Extremely Rare Copper-red and Underglaze-Blue ‘Dragon’ Vase, Tianqiuping Qianlong Period, 1736-1795

Auction house: Poly Auction Hong Kong Height: 48.1cm Provenance:

Jingguantang Collection, The Tsui Museum of Art, Hong KongSotheby's Hong Kong, 29 October 1991, lot. 192Sotheby's Hong Kong, 29 October 2000, lot. 6Sotheby's Hong Kong, 27 April 2003, "The World of Qianlong", lot. 48Sotheby's Hong Kong, 31 October 2004, "Dragon Emperor", lot. 22The Ten-views Lingbi Rock Retreat Collection, no. EK253

Estimate: HK$20,000,000 - 30,000,000 Hammer price: HK$48,000,000 Price realised: HK$56,640,000

5th: A Fine and Exceptional Famille-Rose 'Prunus and Lingzhi' Bowl Mark and Period of Yongzheng

Lot no.: 3605 Diameter: 10.1cm Provenance:

Christie's London, 29th June 1964, lot 170.Collection of Frederick Knight.Sotheby's Hong Kong, 18th May 1982, lot 43.

Estimate: HK$12,000,000 - 15,000,000 Hammer price: HK$24,000,000 Price realised: HK$28,975,000

6th: A Fine and Very Rare Robin’s Egg-glazed Double-gourd Vase, Yongzheng Period, 1723-1735

Auction house: Poly Auction Hong Kong Height: 17.7cm Provenance:  

Sotheby's Hong Kong, 1 November 1999, lot. 348An Important Private Chinese CollectionSotheby's Hong Kong, 8 October 2006, lot. 1010The Ten-views Lingbi Rock Retreat Collection, no. EK303

Estimate: HK$16,000,000 - 22,000,000 Hammer price: HK$21,000,000 Price realised: HK$24,780,000

7th: A Rare White-glazed Seated Figure of a Lion (Sui to Early Tang Dynasty, 7th Century)

Auction house: China Guardian (Hong Kong) Height: 21.5cm Provenance:

Sir William Aykroyd (1865-1947), DorsetChristie’s London, 20 May 1968, lot 525Eskenazi Ltd., London, no. C4147J. J. Lally & Co. Oriental Art, New York, no.4470

Estimate: HK$6,000,000 - 8,000,000 Hammer price: HK$18,500,000 Price realised: HK$21,425,000

8th: An Extremely Rare Large Blue and White Altar Vase Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, Dedicatory Inscription of Tang Ying, Dated 1741

Auction house: Sotheby’s Hong Kong Height: 66.4cm Estimate: HK$3,000,000 - 4,000,000 Hammer price: HK$17,000,000 Price realised: HK$20,575,000

9th: A Rare Turquoise-ground Famille-Rose 'Hui Mountain Retreat' Teapot and Cover Seal Mark and Period of Qianlong

Auction house: Sotheby’s Hong Kong Lot no.: 3608 Height: 17.4cm Provenance:

An old Scottish private collection, since the 19th century.Sotheby's Hong Kong, 27th October 1992, lot 156.Sotheby's Hong Kong, 2nd May 2000, lot 646.

Estimate: HK$12,000,000 - 15,000,000 Hammer price: HK$17,000,000 Price realised: HK$20,575,000

10th: A Rare and Very Fine White Jade Vermilion Bird-shaped Lamp Western Han Dynasty (202 BC-AD 8)

Auction house: China Guardian (Hong Kong) Height: 17cm Provenance: A Taiwanese private collection Estimate: HK$5,000,000 - 7,000,000 Hammer price: HK$17,000,000 Price realised: HK$19,700,000

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